Gridiron and toaster



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GRIDIRON AND TOASTER.

Patented Aug. 1, 1882,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK S. PERKINS, OF BURLINGTON, WISCONSIN.

GRIDIRON AND TOASTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 261,870, dated August 1, 1882 Application filed June 8,1882.

and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gridirons and Toasters; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which'form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of stovefurniture employed for toasting and broiling; and it consists of a frame supporting a revolv ing broiler and means for turning the same.

In the accompanying drawings like letters are used to designate the same parts in the several figures.

Figure 1 shows my improved device, in perspective, applied to the stove. Fig. 2 shows a corn-popper or coffee-roaster attachment. Fig. 3 is a view in detail, showing the construction of the handle and the way in which it is attached .to the frame from the side, the frame and end of the handle in section. Fig.

iis a transverse horizontal section of the end piece of the broiler'frame and the sliding block to whichthe handle is attached.

D D is the frame, shaped as shown in Fig. 1, with its upright end pieces dovetailed and fitted to slide in dovetailed grooves in handleblocks E E, as shown in Fig. 4. A vertical slot is cut in the upper edge of the blocks E E, and in them the flattened ends of the handles H H, which are shaped as shown in Fig. 3, are pivoted. At various points in the upright portions of the frame are holes h h h, for the reception of a small projecting lug on the inner end ofthe handle H. The end of this log is rounded off, so that when the handle H is bent downwardly upon the pivot e the lug is withdrawn from the hole 71. and the handle allowed to slide upon the frame. By inserting it in a different hole the handles H may be adjusted higher upon the frame.

Itis obvious that different methods of attaching the handles may be employed without departing from the principle of my invention.

(No model.)

The frame A is formed of a piece of iron, east or bent into the rectangular shape shown or other desirable form, and provided atits lower edge with an inwardly-projecting flange.

The frame A is pivoted at'the center of its opposite ends to the lower ends of frameD D, so as to oscillate and revolve freely therein.

At one end a small pinion,C, is placed, which meshes with a segmental gear,B, journaletl on frame D above it. A rod, F, extends upward from the periphery of the gear B, to which it is pivoted through a slot in a projecting arm attached to the frame D, and terminates in a suitable handle at its upper extremity. It is provided with notches on its edge, which, by engaging with the edge of the slot, serve to lock the frame A in any desired position.

A light wire gridiron is fitted for insertion into the frameA, and rests, when in use, upon the flange at the lower edge of the frame A. A similarly-constructed cover is hinged to the upper edge of frame A, and a clasp, a, may be employedto fasten it down. The bottom of the gridiron maybe removed and a wire basket substituted therefor (shown in Fig. 2) whenever desired. The basket is used in popping corn,.roasting coffee, and for analogous uses.

My improved device is used as follows The covers being removed from the top of the stove or-range, the handles H H are caused to rest upon the edge of the stove-top S, as shown in Fig. 1, and the ends of frame D, entering the stove, bring the gridiron near the coals upon the stove-grate. By adjusting the handles H properly, just the proper distance from the fire can be obtained. The meat to be broiled or bread to be toasted is inserted in the gridiron, the cover clasped down, and the broiler is then fastened in the proper position for broilin g one side of the meat by means of the notches in rod F. By drawing up or pushing down upon the rod F the broiler can be revolved and the reverse side presented to the fire, and the broiler similarly locked in that position. When coffee is roasted. or corn popped in the basket shown, the pepper can be continuously oscillated and the material stirred by means of the handle on rod F. It is obvious that there are many different ways of constructing the details of my invention, and I by no means desire to confine myself to the construction precisely delineated; but- I claim- 1. The combination of the frame A and the frame D, to which it is pivoted, and which is provided with handles or supports for sustaining it upon the edge of the stove-aperture, and which is so placed as to permit the frame A to be introduced into the fire-box and below the top ofthe stove, near the fire, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The frames D and A in combination, the former being provided with a cover and a removable bottom, permitting the substitution 2f one differently shaped, substantially as set orth.

3. The combination of frame A, frame D, gears B and O, and rod F, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. The combination of frameD and the handles H H for supporting it, made adjustable vertically thereon, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. The combination of frame A, frame D, handles H H, gears B and U, and rod F, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. The combination otfra me A and the frame D, to which it is pivoted, frame D being provided with handles H H, removable and verticall y adjustable thereon, substantiall y as and for the purposes set forth.

I11 testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aflix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

FREDERICK S. PERKINS.

Witnesses:

E. H. BOTTUM, CHAS. L. Goss. 

